Book-marker.



H. G. HEAZLEWOOD.

BOOK MARKER.

APPucATxoN FILED DEC. Il. 1913.

191 9 Patented Aug. l?, 1915.

FIQ.

HEBER GEORGE HEAZLEWOOD, OF LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA.

BOOK-MARKER.

Application filed December 11, 1913.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HEBER GEORGE HEA- zLnwoou, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 10 Middle streetLaun ceston, Tasmania, Australia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bookl\'farkers, of' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of book marker which is self-acting in such a way that as a book, in which the marker device is placed, is being read, the reader in turning over page after page will cause the finger on the marker to lie on each open page. Should therefore the book be shut the page left by the reader will be marked and can easily be found again.

The invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l represents an open book with my improved marker attached. Fig. 2 is a plan of the marker detached, and Fig. 3 is a side View of the clip on which the springy member constituting the marker is mounted.

The invention consists essentially of a suitable clip that is preferably attached to the top of the back cover of a book near its outer edge, the clip carrying a springy arm composed of wire on the outer end of which is a finger which lies 0n a'page but which, by virtue of the resiliency in the arm, is readily transferred from page to page in a self-acting way as the leaves of the book are turned over.

There are various methods of' mounting the springy member and I have shown one way in these drawings in which 4 is the springyvarm on the outer end of which is the finger 5. The other end of the arm is integral with a coiled spring 6 which is suitably supported in and clear of the bracket 7 that is attached to the clip 8. The latter is preferably clipped on to the back cover of the book 9 to be marked in about the position indicated in Fig. l so that the springy arm 4 may still be on the same side of the book as the clip.

By virtue of the resiliency in the material of which the device is made it will be possible to adjust the finger 5 at the beginning of a book while the clip supporting it is permanently fixed on the back cover.

` Then as page after page is turned the springy arm will in a self-acting manner transfer itself from page to page. The ma- Specication of Letters Patent,

Patented aug. i7, w15.

Serial No. 805,990.

terial I preferably employ in making the marker is hardened brass wire, which may be silver-plated if required, and when it is made in the form set forth, the arm, finger, coiled spring and bracket are all included in one length of wire, Fig. 2 of the drawings being drawn to about full size.

The spring should be clear above the bracket and the arm 4 clear of the parts adjacent, and when this is so the arm will be Very sensitive and the finger 5, owing to the length of the arm will be easily transferred from page to page as the leaves are turned. The device can be made in various sizes according to the book it is to be used with, but beyond using for the larger sizes a stronger gage of wire its construction in every case is substantially the same.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a book marker, the combination of a clip comprising a fiat plate having at its upper end a backwardly bent curved spring tongue; a pair of small spaced parallel sleeves secured to the intra-marginal part of the outer face of said plate; and a single piece of resilient wire comprising a bracket portion lying flat against said plate and passed through said sleeves, a coil joining said bracket portion, an arm joining said coil, a downwardly bent finger at the end of said arm, and an upwardly bent end portion joining said finger and having a curved handle at its free extremity adapted to eX- tend above the upper edge of the book page.

2. In a book marker, the combination of' a clip comprising a flat plate'and a spring tongue; spaced parallel sleeves secured on the face of said plate: and a wire comprising a bracket portion flat against said plate and passed through said sleeves, a coil joining the bracket portion, an arm joining the coil, and a finger on the end of said arm.

8. In a book marker. the combination of a clip comprising a flat plate and a spring tongue: sleeves secured on the face of said plate: and a wire comprising a bracket portion fiat against said plate and passed through said sleeves, a coil joining the bracket portion. an arm joining the coil, a downwardly bent finger joining the arm, and a handle secured to said finger and having a curved end in line with said arm and more remote from the coil than said finger.

4. In a book marker, the combination of a clip comprising a flat plate having at its upper edge a backwardly and downwardly bent spring tongue; a pair of small sleeves secured to the intra-marginal portion of the outer face of said plate; and a single piece of resilient wire comprising an angular bracket portion lying Hat against said plate and passed through said sleeves, a coil ]oin ing said bracket portion, an arm joining said coil, a downwardly bent finger at the end of said arm, and an upwardly bent end portion joining said finger and having a curved handle at its free extremity adapted to extend above the upper edge of the book page.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HEBER GEORGE HEAZLEWOOD. Witnesses:

ALFRED HAROLD MASTERS, A. LAWRENCE GREEN. 

